Moscow, May 24: Google has filed a claim against Russia's communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, that has demanded that it block multiple links to illegal
Google has come under fire in Russia for failing to remove illegal content quickly enough.
The company has been given 24 hours to comply or be slowed down.
Twitter was given the same ultimatum last month and complied, removing 91 percent of highlighted content.
Russia has now asked Google to remove links to content prohibited in the country within 24 hours or be punished. Google s services in Russia could be throttled within the country if it fails to comply.
As quoted by the Russian
TASS, Russia s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media, or Roskomnadzor, said:
After Twitter, at the request of Roskomnadzor, removed 91% of the prohibited information, Google came out on top in the amount of unreleased illegal content that directly harms Russian users. [.]
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